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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

America's Role In Prophecy.

Well, it seems every election these days is the brink of the 'end of the world' as we know it. Now, going a little further, I think I've found the answer of what America's role is in prophecy. If we study very closely Ezekiel 38 (the whole chapter), we will find what leads up to the final battle in Armageddon (which means the valley of Megiddo, a place in Israel found in Revelation 16:16). I must first point out that every true Christian is waiting to be raptured up with Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). This will kick off the 7 year tribulation when Armageddon will take place but we can see how things maybe are lining up.


But back to Ezekiel 38, Russia is described as 'Gog' and also referred to as 'Magog' in that chapter. This is the same land area as Russia but that's what it was called way back in that time. Persia is also mentioned (which is the ancient word for Iran) and also Ethiopia and Libya in verse 5. I've heard there are training operations in parts of Ethiopia and other places and I know that Russia is supplying the nuclear technology to Iran in exchange for oil. In verse 6, Gomer (which is Germany) and Togarmah (which is Turkey) is mentioned as well. They will form an alliance to attack Israel when it is a 'land of unwalled villages' in verse 11 which means Israel will have laid down there defenses in some kind of peace accord.


These nations will attack 'to take a spoil' in verse 12 and isn't it amazing the word 'oil' is in the word 'spoil'....hmmmm! Now, it gets even more interesting when verse 13 comes into play and what I'm about to mention is a long story of how I come up with this and this is also backed up with some very trusted scholars. Sheba (which is England) and Dedan (most likely America) is mentioned along with 'the merchants of Tarshish' (another area of modern day Turkey and we do business with them this day in merchandise and missile defense). I know I don't have to tell you how good of an ally we are with England and it uses the phrase 'with all the young lions thereof' in that verse. A lion is a symbol of England and it can refer to the future descendants of England and the connection America has with it.


Now, I said all that to say this, in that same verse England (Sheba) and Dedan (America) are just asking the questions "Art thou come to take a spoil? Hast thou gathered a company to take a prey? To carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?" This tells me that America from a prophecy standpoint will be too politically correct to lift a finger to help Israel. They are just talking in that verse and that's the last you read about them. They are going to rely on just diplomacy and not war and it goes along with what I've always feared. That America will not be destroyed by bombs or anything like that but by becoming socialist, sympathetic, weak, and politically correct to do anything. This happens by allowing liberals to keep changing our Constitution and no longer being the 'home of the brave.
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The remainder of the chapter shows us that God Himself will straighten it out and not man. I don't know who will win the election and I don't know when this is all going to happen. I can just say that we're one day closer than we were yesterday.

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